Chapter 107 Chapter 107 How are you going to respond this time...

The worm has a hard shell, a flat body with a dark brown color, and two long antennae on its head that swing with the water flow.

Six large hairy legs covered with black barbs.

Fusarium spp.

It likes dark and humid places, is not very aggressive, is at the bottom of the food chain, and cannot even defeat some large beasts.

But it is famous for its tenacious vitality.

Commonly known as large cockroach.

It is the most common Zerg species in the entire interstellar space.

But no matter how tenacious they are, it is unlikely that the Scythe Clan will survive in the Abyss, where the living environment is extremely harsh.

Tao Ying enlarged the screenshot to confirm.

Sure enough, amidst the tangled mud and sand, the giant scythe lay stiff, its legs pointed upward. Its jaws, used for feeding, were broken, clearly unable to chew. Its wings had partially protruded from its carapace, being devoured by several small fish.

Overall, the scythe is in a dead state.

But if it was already dead, why did it move just now?

Tao Ying stared at the screen and suddenly noticed that the giant sickle's abdomen was bulging unnaturally.

The bulge is not smooth, but grainy.

Countless densely packed eggs were crowded together, as if they were about to squeeze the belly of the giant sickle apart.

There was indeed a tiny crack there, and a white, strip-like creature was trying to pass through the crack and hide inside.

It was the unidentified creature that Tao Ying had seen before.

After seeing its appearance clearly, Tao Ying exclaimed in surprise.

This form, could it be?

Many years ago, a large number of unknown Zerg emerged from the Thirteen Beacons Rift. They were so numerous that they quickly occupied the nearby planets.

People named it gall.

The gall's reproduction rate is terrifying to humans.

The egg sheath in its body can breed tens of thousands of insect eggs at a time. After they mature, they are not directly discharged from the body, but burst through the mother body, feed on the mother body, and develop rapidly.

Even a D-class gall worm queen can devour an entire planet within three days with the offspring it feeds.

Very dangerous.

Back then, galls rapidly expanded in the Thirteenth Beacon Rift, and humanity was nearly wiped out.

In the critical moment, Marshal Sylvia quickly rushed to the front line and accurately destroyed thirty-seven insect mother nests. But even so, it was only barely able to suppress the speed of its reproduction.

In the final battle, the entire planet of Tarnze was shrouded in high temperatures and the Zerg nest was completely destroyed.

The marshal and the largest S-class gall worm queen died together.

It was a brutal war with huge sacrifices for humanity, and humanity has not yet recovered to this day.

After that, no trace of galls was found in the Second Galaxy.

It became history in textbooks.

It is common sense among all interstellar people that no matter what level of galls, once discovered, they are assumed to be the highest threat and must be eliminated immediately and reported to the nearby Zerg Disaster Response Agency immediately.

Many years later, its larvae were discovered again on the seabed.

The tentacle monster reacted strongly to the gall worms. It jumped into Tao Ying's arms and began to meow angrily.

Tao Ying knocked on the table and pointed at his bruised thigh, signaling a certain spirit to pay attention. The tentacle monster meowed twice and jumped aside guiltily.

Tao Ying looked up at the screen again.

The seabed is not suitable for gall worms to survive. These worm eggs should be parasitic on the giant sickle and forced to fall into the abyss. Over the years, they have barely survived by sucking the remains of the giant sickle.

Although it is currently staying quietly at the bottom of the sea, it is still quite dangerous to leave it alone.

Remember to notify the Zerg Disaster Response Agency afterwards.

Tao Ying was just about to check Ye Xinghui's current situation when the communication was automatically connected successfully. In the picture, a salvage robot crawled out from under the giant sickle.

Ye Xinghui was holding a special black box in his hand and waved it in front of the camera.

"Xiaoying, I found the black box."

As he spoke, Ye Xinghui lifted the shell of the giant sickle, revealing the wreckage of a mecha underneath.

"Just now, I was crushed by this giant sickle. The salvage robot lost its connection with my consciousness. I'm trying to re-integrate my consciousness, so I haven't contacted you."

"Yeah, I know."

An intelligent agent can have multiple consciousnesses simultaneously.

When the sub-consciousness and the main consciousness reconnect, it will take a lot of time to integrate the data generated during the separation.

Xiaoye's integration speed is already quite fast.

Tao Ying didn't think too much about it and looked at the black box in his hand.

"No wonder we couldn't find it after scanning the area for so long. It's been crushed by the giant sickle. Stay away from it. There are gall larvae parasitic on its abdomen."

"Gall?" Ye Xinghui's tone was very surprised. He turned his head to take a look and found that something was wrong.

He held the box and retreated to a safe distance.

"I read in a book that they are extinct, right?"

"Maybe it's a bug that slipped through the net. Were you attacked?"

Ye Xinghui shook his head: "No, it was just buried in the mud and sand, and suddenly twitched and drilled out, but after hearing the sound of the tentacle monster, it quickly became quiet."

"It seems like they're a little scared of that tentacle monster meowing."

"Zergs aren't cockroaches on the street. They can eat a cat in one bite. They can't be afraid of cats, right?"

Tao Ying said as she poked the tentacles.

"I wasn't scared by the cat's cry. The tentacle monster just launched a mental attack through Hengwo."

Ye Xinghui nodded: "I vaguely felt it. Did Xiao Mi know this trick before?"

"No, this is the first time it has shown any aggression. I find it very strange too."

Tao Ying automatically ignored the cute name "Xiao Mi" and alternated her hands, swinging her two tentacles up and down like tossing noodles.

Tao Ying asked, "Why did you attack them?"

A few large words slowly appeared on the screen.

【Gall, dangerous, deal with it immediately.】

"Well, it's quite dangerous, but it's not my job to deal with them. It's better to leave it to the professionals."

"Ye Xinghui, you come up first."

The purpose of Tao Ying's trip was the black box.

With the black box, we can know what happened before the mecha crashed into the sixth sea area.

As long as the box is opened, the truth about the spread of the red tide and why this giant sickle appeared here will be revealed.

Get it first.

Ye Xinghui took a look at the battery level, which was exactly 15%.

"Prepare to surface."

“OK.”

Ye Xinghui traveled through the hadal zone, abyssal zone, and mesozone of the seabed and arrived at the upper zone.

During the ascent, the water pressure decreases, the light index increases, and the sunlight and sea water gradually warm up.

Soon, Ye Xinghui floated to the surface of the sea.

It climbed onto a camouflaged, concealed hull and came to the wheelhouse.

The ship was not big and there was no one else on board except Ye Xinghui.

"Act as planned?" Ye Xinghui asked.

Tao Ying's plan is to drive the ship to other inconspicuous sea areas after the competition, and then be picked up by Irina's secret starship.

Take the black box to the third galaxy for decryption, where the environment is safer.

This was originally the plan, but Tao's line of sight stayed on the legs of the salvage robot.

She gasped.

"Ye Xinghui, don't move."

"What's wrong?"

Ye Xinghui was confused at first, but he quickly realized what Tao Ying was talking about.

He lowered his head following Tao Ying's gaze, and saw a tubular white insect body wrapped around the robot's legs, tightening step by step, stretching and shrinking between the links, and climbing upwards.

On the deck of the ship, there was a gall larva nearly one meter long, swimming up with Ye Xinghui!

Galls are particularly sensitive to temperature, and humans used this to destroy the gall nests.

How does it overcome the temperature difference and float up quickly?

How can the gall worm survive under such extreme pressure and temperature changes? Could it be that it has evolved again?

There were no weapons on board to destroy the galls.

If the larvae sense the sound coming from the stadium, things will be troublesome.

At the entrance, Tao Ying's mecha stood up instantly.

Alice on the side was startled by Tao Ying's action and stood up as well, but after seeing the long slide, her legs went weak and she sat down again.

The woman asked carefully, "Um, what happened? You just said you were afraid of heights..."

But she didn't look scared at all now.

The movement of getting up was very clean and neat.

The pilot of Alice was about to ask Tao Ying what was going on, but Tao Ying calculated the position and maneuvered Hengwo one step forward.

She looked around, pulled the alloy billboard behind her and placed it at her feet.

The two mechanical legs, one in front and one behind, stood on the water slide very flexibly and slid down like surfing.

After that, he walked smoothly all the way through the second and third levels.

She hung on the zipline and slid quickly over the heads of her three teammates. At the end of the track, she loosened her grip and was thrown out.

It fell into the sea with a splash.

The whole process took no more than thirty seconds, so fast that the camera couldn't capture it.

Alice: “?”

Teammates on the field: “?”

Audience: "What just flew by? A cockroach...?"

What happened to your fear of heights? What happened to your promise not to go diving? Why did you just go straight into the sea?

Lin Biege shouted, "Captain, what are you doing?"

Tao Ying opened a protective shield and dived down: "It's too hot and I want to play in the water. Don't mind me."

Lin Biege was still mumbling something like, "Don't you dislike water?"

What Tao Ying was thinking now was that if the larvae crawled into the audience seats, it would be the end of them.

She quickly dived to the sea where Ye Xinghui was and reached out to pull the boat into the water.

He pulled off the larvae wrapped around Ye Xinghui's body and threw them onto the heated thermal knife.

After being roasted at high temperature, the larvae make a sizzling sound, followed by a smell of protein.

The operation was as fierce as a tiger.

Ye Xinghui asked cautiously, "Is he dead?"

"Dead."

Fortunately, even though it has evolved, high temperatures can still kill it.

Tao Ying breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to her side.

"Ye Xinghui, give me the box."

"what are you up to?"

"We've just reported the larvae situation to the Zerg Disaster Response Agency. They'll arrive quickly and seal off the scene. The higher-ups will be aware of this soon."

"I need to unlock the black box within ten minutes."

·

As Tao Ying expected, the news soon reached the ears of the upper class on Chester Star.

Inside the magnificent hall of the Iowa Mansion, an elderly man in gorgeous clothes was holding a report in his hand with an anxious look on his face.

"How come a salvage robot suddenly appeared in the Sixth Sea Area and happened to dive right there?"

"I don't know. The reports of galls we received were anonymous. Maybe it was just a coincidence that they were caught illegally?"

"How could it be a coincidence? Someone must have known that our mecha crashed on Fuwa Planet."

Garton Iowa banged his cane twice on the ground, as if trying to make a hole.

"If His Majesty knew about this, how would I explain it?"

The butler wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "That's exactly what I came here to say. His Majesty summons you... to the palace."

·

Garton Iowa arrived at the palace exhausted and met Princess Lytiana on the way. After a simple greeting, he ended the conversation first.

Gadon walked towards the royal court in a hurry.

The maid opened her eyes wide and almost wanted to curse.

"Your Highness, he is becoming increasingly disrespectful to you."

Litiana chuckled. "He and I don't get along. It's always been like this. But Gadon looks particularly anxious today. Do you know why?"

"There is no definite news. Our most important 'informant' is still imprisoned in the military court." The maid replied helplessly.

"Him."

Litiana groaned helplessly, pushed open a small empty room, took off her long skirt, and put on her hunting clothes with a series of familiar movements.

The maid took the long dress thrown by Litiana and asked in surprise: "Your Highness, are you planning to do this?"

"Well, of course I have to go and listen to what the old man said to His Majesty. Judging from Gadon's expression, this is a big deal. How can I miss it?"

As Litiana spoke, she quickly walked to the royal garden and skillfully entered the greenhouse through the path.

Garton and His Majesty always met in the greenhouse in the garden, and today was no exception. Their conversation could be heard in front of the fountain.

Lytiana squatted behind the flower bed, the layers of flowers covering her figure. She put her ear close to the flowers and listened carefully.

His Majesty's tone was scrutinizing.

"You didn't handle this well. I'm disappointed in you, Gadon."

Garton lowered his head. "Yes, I'm very sorry, Your Majesty."

This matter?

Litiana was suspicious.

What does Gadon handle for His Majesty?

His Majesty was silent for a moment, then said, "There's no other way. You should get rid of all the people involved. What happened on that resource planet must not be known to anyone."

"As you command, Your Majesty. The Iowa family remains loyal to you forever."

After saying this respectfully, Gadon immediately left to deal with it.

Litiana placed her fingertips lightly on the leaves and looked at the king's back through the gaps.

After Garton left, he was a completely different person.

There was no longer the same oppressive feeling as before, only a slight boredom.

Even nothingness.

It was as if the scolding just now was not sincere.

The dissonance between their previous and subsequent attitudes was like a misaligned gear. A strange feeling welled up in Litiana's heart.

Then she heard the king whisper—

"You always manage with ease."

"But how are you going to respond this time, S?"

…

Who is S?

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